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Originally Posted by Nick Koan
And all the new regs for budget capped teams. for operating under 40M GBP. They get constantly adjustable wings, engines with no rev limit, more powerful KERS systems, and - in theory - four-wheel drive. They will also be allowed unlimited out-of-season track testing with no restrictions on the scale and speed of wind tunnel testing.
The bugdet cap doesn't include drivers salaries, hospitality, fines/penalties, engines (for 2010 only), any expenditure which doesn't affect the championship and dividends (and taxes therein) gained from competing in the championship.
There will also now be 26 slots (13 teams) in the championship and new teams can now get $10M and free freight of 2 chassis, 10,000 kg of other freight and 20 economy class tickets to every non-European race.
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/4/9290.html |
Well shit, that sounds so cheap! Let's pool our money and start SECCS F1!
If the budget cap doesn't include things like
engines, how the hell is it a cap? Teams already spend 10's of millions on engines alone... and they'd probably spend more if they had it.
Plus the bonuses for the capped teams are hilarious... AWD? You can't develop it properly under the cost cap. Unlimited testing? Unlimited wind-tunnel use? It don't matter, you can't afford it either, 'cause you spent all your money trying to get your higher power KERS batteries reliable enough to last through qualifying. Higher rev limits? Only useful while the cap doesn't cover motor costs... but then again, if there's an 8 motor per season limit, you can't really risk spinning the motor to 20k anyway.
So really, the only thing the cappers have to combat Ferrari's $200M budget is constantly adjustable aero.
